Lady&#39;s cap



Feb. 3, 1953 L. H. STONESTREET LADY S CAP 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed Feb. 16, 1950 IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Feb. 3, 1953 H. STONESTREET LADY'S CAP 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Feb. 16, 195p INVENTOR: 1 0/5 H Srolvis min ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LADYS CAP Lois H. Stonestreet, Charlotte, N. 0., assignor to Kwik-tite, Incorporated, Charlotte, N. 0., a corporation of North Carolina Application February 16, 1950, Serial No. 144,531

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-198) This invention relates to a ladys cap and more particularly to a cap which may completely cover the hair of the wearer and which provides an attractive cap which may be simply and economically constructed.

It is an object of this invention to provide a ladys cap which may be worn in two different ways and may be used for a multitude of purposes. The cap may be made of water-proof material, such as plastic, or of any suitable fabric and may be used in any number of ways as for exampl as a rain cap or as a nurse's cap which completely encloses the hair of the wearer.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cap having an irregularly shaped body portion having extensions on each side thereof to form triangularly shaped tabs and having tie members on the ends of these triangularly shaped tabs and also having a front portion of the cap secured to the irregularly shaped body portion and extending to a point adjacent the point where the triangularly shaped tabs begin and this front portion also being provided with a pair of tie straps, to permit the body portion and the front portion of the cap to be placed over the hair of the wearer so that the two pairs of straps may be tied around the cap to hold the same securely in position.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cap of the type described having two pairs of tie straps so that, if desired, the lower pair of tie straps may be tied around the head of the wearer with the cap extending behind the wearer and then the body of the cap may be pulled up over th head of the wearer and the other tie straps may then be tied around the cap to completely enclose the hair of the wearer.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a cap having two pairs of ti straps on each side thereof and whereby one pair of said straps may be provided with suitable snap fasteners on the ends thereof to assist in holding the cap securely in position.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of the cap;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but show ing a slightly modified form of cap;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the line 3--3 in Figure 1 and showing the manner in which the front portion of the cap is secured to the main body portion.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in Figure 2 and showing the manner in which the lower portion of the cap is constructed;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the area outlined in dotted lines in Figure 2 showing the 2 manner in which the front portion of the cap joins the body portion of the cap adjacent the two tie straps;

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along one line 6-6 in Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the cap shown in Figure 1 showing one way in which it may be attached to the head of a wearer;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cap shown in Figure 7 with the body portion thereof over the head of the wearer;

Figure 9 is a front perspective view of the cap as shown in Figures 7 and 3 tied in position on a ladys head;

Figure 10 is a rear perspective view of the cap shown in Figure 2 placed on the head of a wearer;

Figure 11 is}, front perspective view of the cap shown in Figure 10 and showing the same snapped in position and completely covering the hair of th wearer.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, there will be observed a cap broadly designated at H] having a body portion H which is irregularly-shaped and which has extensions on each side of the lowermost edge thereof forming two triangularly-shaped tabs I2 and I3. The outer edges of the tabs l2 and I3 are enclosed by tapes l5 and I6 secured thereto by lines of stitches I1 and 1-8 and by a line of stitches 28 to be presently described;

A tape 2!] binds the lower edge of the body H as by stitches 2i and Ela with centrally located gathers 35 which define the adjacent outer edges of triangular tabs 12 and I3 and the tape 20 extends from the juncture of the two outer edges of each tab tofform lower tie straps 22 and 23.

The inner edge portion of the body I l is folded over as at 25 and the turned under portion 26 of a somewhatcrescent-shaped front piece 21 is secured thereto as by the stitches 28 which also secure the tapes I5 and [6 to the tabs l2 and 13. The inner edge of the front piece 21 is of substantially the same configuration as the inner edge of the upper portion of the body portion I l to which it is sewn, and the front piece 2! is cut away along its outer edge so that the outer edge of the front piece 27 is substantially U-shaped in plan. The opposite ends of the front piece 21 extend to a point adjacent the tab portions I2 and I3. The front piece 21 thus conforms to the curvature of the head of a wearer.

This outer edge of the front piece 21 has a tape 30 folded over and secured thereto as by stitches 3i and 32 (Figure 3) and the tape 30 extends beyond each end of the front piece 27 at the juncture of the tabs with the body portion to form upper tie straps 33 and 34.

Each end of the front piece 2! has a portion 36 which is turned under, the turned under portion 36 being of substantially the same configuration asthat part of ,the front piece which covers it, but of slightly lesser width. Only the portion 36' at the right-hand side of the cap is shown in Figures 2 and 5, and this turned under portion 36 is secured to the body H by the lines of stitches l8 and 28 which also secure the tape [6 to the tab 13 (Figure 6) and the turned under portion 36 and is also held in place by the line of stitches 3| securing the tape 30 to the front piece 21.

The lower central portion ofthe body II is.

gathered as at 35 and is held in place by the stitches 2| and 2m to cause the cap to conform more nearly to the shape of the head of the wearers- Referring to Figure 2 there will be-observed a slightly modified form of the cap broadly indicated at H). As the cap I is of substantially the same structure as the cap ID with the modifications to be noted, thesame reference characters will appiy toboth caps.- -Now referring to Figure 2 it will be-observedthat tie straps 22 and 23 are provided and these straps, 22' and 23' are of substantially shorter length than the straps 22 and 23 in the original form of the invention. "Snap fastener elements 40 and 4| are suitably secured to the end'of the tie straps 22 and 23' and the upper portion of the front piece 21 or the binding'tape 30 is provided with spaced snap fastener elements 42 and 43 adapted to be engaged by the snap fastener elements 40 and H vvhen'the cap is secured on the head of the wearer as shown in Figure 10.

'It should be noted that although two forms 1' of the cap are shown either form of the cap maybe worn in the two different ways, to be presently described, and the modification is not necessary to permit the cap to be worn in two different ways.

Referring now to Figures '7, 8 and 9, it will be observed that the cap Ill may be worn by placing the-tie straps 22 and 23 around the head of the wearer and underneath the hair and tying these'str'aps together at the top of the head as at 45. The body l of the cap may then be placed in positionover the head of the wearer so that the tape 30 will be positioned across the upper forehead of the wearer and the upper tie straps 33 and 34 may be tied together behind the head of the wearer so that the cap will appear as shownin Figure 9. When'the cap is worn in this manner the hair of the wearer will be almost but not completely covered. 1

Now if it is desired to completely cover all of the hair of the wearer as may be required of nurses for example, the hat may be reversed so that the body II is placed over the head of the wearer with the tape 30 on the forehead of the wearer and then the'upper tie straps 33 and 34 may be tied behind the head of the wearer and the tabs l2 and 13 may be placed on either side of-the head of the wearer and the lowertie straps 22 and 23 may be tiedaround the front of the cap and theforehead of the wearer, or if it is desired to use the modified form of cap it, the straps 22 and 23' may be placed as shown in Figure so that the snap fastener elements 40 and 4! will engage the snap fastener elements 42 andv43 to hold the cap securely in position.

It is thus seen that I have provided an improved ladys cap which may be worn either as a rain cap or as any other type of decorative cap or which may be alternately worn as a nurse's cap to completely enclose the hair of the wearer. It is also seen that I have provided a cap which is extremely heatin appearance and may be very simply and economically constructed and which may be worn in two different ways and for a number of different purposes.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms ar employed; they are used in a generic and descriptive sense'only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

'I claim 1' 1. A ladys cap having an irregularly-shaped body portion having triangularly-shaped integral tabs extending from the lowermost edge thereof, said cap also being provided with a somewhat crescent-shaped front piece secured to the edge of the upper portion of the body portion and havin its opposite end portions extending to a point adjacent the juncture of the triangularlyshaped tabs with the body portion, said front piece having upper tie straps secured thereto and extending one from each end thereof adjacent said juncture and each of said triangularlyshaped tabs having a lower tie strap secured to andextending from the juncture of the outer edges of each tab.

2. A lady's cap having an irregularly-shaped body portion having a, pair of triangularlyshaped integral tabs extendin from the lowermost edge thereof, said cap also being provided with a somewhat crescent-shaped front piece having its inner edge secured to the edge of the upper portion of the body portion and having its opposite end portions extending to a point adjacent the juncture of the triangularlyshaped tabs with the body portion, the outer edge of said front piece being substantially U-shaped, upper straps secured to said front piece and extending from each end thereof adjacent said juncture and said triangularly-shaped tabs having lower straps secured to and extending from the juncture of the outer edges of each tab.

-3. In a cap, a body portion and a somewhat crescent-shaped front piece having its inner edge secured to the edge of the upper portion of the body portion, said body portion having a pair of integral tabs extending from the lowermost edge thereof, said tabs being provided with snap fastener elements at their ends remote from said body portion, said front piece having an outer edge of a configuration to conform to the head of a wearer and having a tie strap extending from each of the opposite ends thereof, said front piece also being provided with spaced snap fastener elements on the outer edge adjacent the center thereof adapted to mate with the snap fastener elements on said tabs.

LOIS H. STONES'IREET.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain June 9, 1911 

